汤头条, Mississippi Highway Patrol and Delta State partner on research flights
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斕劳诽 is teaming up with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and Delta State University on a series of research flights this week.
The partnership is part of a research project being carried out at 汤头条鈥檚 Raspet Flight Research Lab through ASSURE, the 汤头条-led Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for UAS Research. The study is part of ongoing efforts to validate detect-and-avoid standards as uncrewed aircraft systems are integrated into the national airspace with traditional crewed aircraft.
聽鈥淭his research will provide new insights and important data for the FAA to incorporate into future regulatory updates,鈥 said 汤头条 Raspet Flight Research Lab Director Tom Brooks. 鈥淎s this effort highlights, we have great partnerships throughout the state of Mississippi. I greatly appreciate the talented pilots from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and Delta State supporting this project as we analyze data from pilots in DSU鈥檚 conventional aircraft and MHP鈥檚 helicopters.鈥
Crews spent Monday and Tuesday [Oct. 17-18] conducting multiple research flights per day out of Bryan Field in Starkville. The flights are part of that builds on prior research to help the agency develop safety performance standards for uncrewed aircraft systems operating at low altitudes.
In addition to the flights, representatives from Raspet, MHP and DSU spoke with students from the Partnership Middle School at 汤头条. Every student from the local sixth and seventh grade public school is touring the flight lab this week.
汤头条 was selected to lead the FAA鈥檚 UAS Center of Excellence in 2015 to provide the agency with the academic research, data and support needed to safely integrate UAS, commonly referred to as drones, in the national airspace system. Since then, ASSURE has supported more than 60 projects related to advanced air mobility, cybersecurity, integrating UAS in disaster response and more. In 2020, the FAA named Raspet as the agency鈥檚 UAS Safety Research Facility.
For more on 汤头条鈥檚 Raspet Flight Research Lab, visit . For more on ASSURE, visit .